SEED OILS 



105 



Table 11. — Analysis of oil cake from ben seeds. 



Constituents. 



Hot- 

 pressed 



cake, 

 northern 

 Nigeria. 



Cake 



from 



Jamaica 



seed. 



Moisture 



Albuminoids 



Other nitrogenous substances 



Fat 



Fibre 



Ash 



Other non-nitrogenous substances 



Per cent. 



5.96 



24.12 



34.81 



11.27 



4.32 



5.66 



13.86 



Per cent. 



7.15 



21.51 



24.56 



11.27 



Ben oil consists largely of the glycerides of oleic, palmitic, 

 and stearic acids. It also contains a solid acid of high melting 

 point. 



Moringa oleifera is a small tree 8 meters or less in height, 

 with very soft, white wood and corky bark. The leaves are 

 alternate, 25 to 50 centimeters long, and usually thrice pinnate. 

 There are three to nine leaflets on the ultimate pinnules. The 

 leaflets are 1 to 2 centimeters long. The pod is 15 to 30 centi- 

 meters long, pendulous, three-angled, and nine-ribbed. The 

 seeds are three-angled and winged on the angles. 



This species is widely distributed in the Philippines and in 

 the tropics generally. It grows rapidly even in poor soil and is 

 but little affected by drought. 



Family PITTOSPORACEAE 



Genus PITTOSPORUM 

 PITTOSPORUM PENTANDRUM (Blanco) Merr. Mamalis. 



Local names: Balingkaudyan (Antique) ; basuit (Abra) ; bolongkoyan, 

 sabodgon (Guimaras Island) ; darayau (Palawan) ; dili (Nueva Vizcaya) ; 

 lasiiit, pasgnik (Benguet) ; ynamales (Benguet, Rizal) ; mamdlis (Panga- 

 sinan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna) ; opldi (Iloko) ; paiig- 

 anto-an (Cebu) ; taliii (Zambales). 



MAMALIS OIL 



Concerning the oil from this species. Bacon * writes : 



* * * The fruits are quite small, and there is considerable labor 

 involved in gathering them. One tree yielded 16 kilos of fruit which after 

 grinding gave 210 cubic centimeters of an oil of pleasant odor by distilla- 

 tion with steam. The crude oil boiled from 153° to 165° and after being 

 washed with alkalies and distilled over sodium, had the following properties: 



* Bacon, R. F., Philippine terpenes and essential oils, III. 

 Journal of Science, Section A, Volume 4 (1909), page 118. 



Philippine 



